Unlocking a Adventure by Charles Courtney in Germany and Istanbul
Charles Courtney, famed for safe cracking, recounts spring 1929 in Germany opening Kaiser Wilhelm II and Kiel safes with officials present. He travels to Doorn for a royal audience, then to Istanbul where he visits the Seraglia dungeon, notes eunuchs and a palace tomb for a master locksmith who hid his secret locks from the sultan.
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Fiehenzollerns
Kiel
Holland
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Royal Carpenter Shop
Lame
Istanbul
Orient Express
Seraglio
Mahmud I
el-Sa Med
Turkey
el Sa Med
Droopy Underwear Loosened Rules Stir Wartime Bachelors
Washington September 14 194? Droopy underwear becomes an official wartime style note as the OPA allows laundries to skip button repairs without price cuts. Shirts keep buttons. trouser cuffs stay linty. pocket flap pressing ends. single starching grade required for civilian shifts.
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Washington
Sebt
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Mrs Stimson Leads Highmore Aid Service
In Highmore on Sept 14 the WSCS of the Methodist Church met at Wesley Hall. Mrs Nat Stimson led the devotions and Mrs Joseph Greenwood taught the lesson. A communication from Rev and Mrs W P Slocum was read, a song hour followed, and lunch was served by Mrs Ed Bordner and Mrs Del Menzie with Mrs RE Wilkinson as guest. An archival note recalls that until 1913 the robin was counted as a game bird in some southern states.
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Stimson
Highmore
WSCS
Methodist Church
Wesley Hall
Nat Stimson
Joseph Greenwood
W. P. Slocum
Ed Bordner
del Menzie
RE. A. Wilkinson
Former U S President Thortzontal Puzzle Preview
A scrambled crossword style item features a former U S president and a series of numbered clues across vertical and horizontal entries. The grid includes references to months, languages, botanical terms, and common words, with many abbreviations and partial phrases suggesting a themed puzzle challenge.
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Thortzontal
U. S
U.S. A
Sicilians Hate Mussolini Calm About Invasion
HAL BOYLE notes Sicilians welcomed the Allied invasion of Italy with calm and mixed feelings toward Mussolini. In Catania and Palermo, locals anticipated Italy's fall, enjoyed small absurdities of occupation, and observed news with wary humor. They recall taxation and oppression under Mussolini, preferring internal peace to outside control. Tee-shirts, postcards, and almonds mark daily life as American troops advance.
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Hal Boyle
AEF
Sicily
Italy
Catania
Messina
Palermo
Six Dakotans Get Temporary Army Promotions
The War Department announced temporary promotions for six Dakotans. Garden Leslie Paulson of Dell Rapids becomes Major. Stanley Charles Atkinson of Brookings becomes Captain. Donald Theophil Munseh of Gayville, Henry Joseph Heckensiable of Sioux Falls, Lowell Francis Van Gergen of Sioux Falls, and Melvin Stanley Sivertson of Sioux Falls are advanced to new ranks. Kenneth Randall Berquist, Vermillion, ordered to active duty as 2nd Lieutenant.
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Washington
War Department
Garden Leslie Paulson
Seventh St. Dell Rapids
Stanley Charles Atkinson
Fifth St
Brookings
Donald Theophil Munseh
Gayville
Henry Joseph Heckensiable
Phillips Ave
Sioux Falls
Lowell Francis van Gergen
West Sixth St
Melvin Stanley Sivertson
North Spring Ave
Kenneth Randall Berquist
Vermillion
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